Dave Walden, wearing a Veterans of Foreign Wars cap, demonstrates how the CBD vending machine works by purchasing a product in Leander on Nov. 1. Credit: Azul Sordo/The Texas Tribune
Most states, including Texas, legalized hemp production following federal changes in 2018 that removed the plant from the list of illegal controlled substances. The hemp plant has a lower amount of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, than the marijuana plant. THC is the chemical that produces the drug’s “high.”
The program was established in 2015 for patients with severe epilepsy. As of October, 36,651 Texans were enrolled in the program. Less than half were active patients receiving regular care and medication through the program. , which would prohibit synthetically derived THC and effectively end the delta-8 consumable hemp market across the state.State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, on the Senate floor on May 15, 2019.
You’d think he has something better to do.